Daylight
7:15 am – 4:23 pm
9 hours, 8 minutes
| Current Time: | Dec 22, 2024 at 3:04:09 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 81° East |
| Sun Altitude: | -45.7° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.438 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2025 4:01 am (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:15 am↑ 121° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:23 pm↑ 239° Southwest |
2024 Sun Graph for Chicago
December 2024 — Sun in Chicago
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:59 am ↑ (119°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:20:58 | −1:19 | 5:19 am | 5:59 pm | 5:53 am | 5:25 pm | 6:28 am | 4:51 pm | 11:39 am (26.2°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 7:00 am ↑ (119°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:41 | −1:16 | 5:20 am | 5:59 pm | 5:54 am | 5:25 pm | 6:29 am | 4:51 pm | 11:40 am (26.1°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 7:01 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:28 | −1:12 | 5:21 am | 5:59 pm | 5:55 am | 5:25 pm | 6:30 am | 4:50 pm | 11:40 am (25.9°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 7:02 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:19 | −1:09 | 5:22 am | 5:59 pm | 5:56 am | 5:25 pm | 6:30 am | 4:50 pm | 11:40 am (25.8°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 7:03 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:13 | −1:05 | 5:23 am | 5:59 pm | 5:57 am | 5:25 pm | 6:31 am | 4:50 pm | 11:41 am (25.7°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 7:04 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:12 | −1:01 | 5:24 am | 5:59 pm | 5:57 am | 5:25 pm | 6:32 am | 4:50 pm | 11:41 am (25.5°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:13 | −0:58 | 5:24 am | 5:59 pm | 5:58 am | 5:25 pm | 6:33 am | 4:50 pm | 11:42 am (25.4°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:19 | −0:54 | 5:25 am | 5:59 pm | 5:59 am | 5:25 pm | 6:34 am | 4:50 pm | 11:42 am (25.3°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 7:06 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:29 | −0:50 | 5:26 am | 5:59 pm | 6:00 am | 5:25 pm | 6:35 am | 4:50 pm | 11:43 am (25.2°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 7:07 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:43 | −0:46 | 5:27 am | 5:59 pm | 6:01 am | 5:25 pm | 6:36 am | 4:50 pm | 11:43 am (25.2°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 7:08 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:00 | −0:42 | 5:28 am | 5:59 pm | 6:01 am | 5:26 pm | 6:36 am | 4:51 pm | 11:44 am (25.1°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 7:09 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:22 | −0:38 | 5:28 am | 6:00 pm | 6:02 am | 5:26 pm | 6:37 am | 4:51 pm | 11:44 am (25.0°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 7:10 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:48 | −0:34 | 5:29 am | 6:00 pm | 6:03 am | 5:26 pm | 6:38 am | 4:51 pm | 11:45 am (24.9°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 7:10 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:18 | −0:30 | 5:30 am | 6:00 pm | 6:04 am | 5:26 pm | 6:39 am | 4:51 pm | 11:45 am (24.9°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 7:11 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:52 | −0:25 | 5:30 am | 6:01 pm | 6:04 am | 5:27 pm | 6:39 am | 4:52 pm | 11:45 am (24.8°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:30 | −0:21 | 5:31 am | 6:01 pm | 6:05 am | 5:27 pm | 6:40 am | 4:52 pm | 11:46 am (24.8°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:12 | −0:17 | 5:32 am | 6:01 pm | 6:05 am | 5:27 pm | 6:41 am | 4:52 pm | 11:46 am (24.8°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:59 | −0:13 | 5:32 am | 6:02 pm | 6:06 am | 5:28 pm | 6:41 am | 4:53 pm | 11:47 am (24.7°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:50 | −0:09 | 5:33 am | 6:02 pm | 6:07 am | 5:28 pm | 6:42 am | 4:53 pm | 11:47 am (24.7°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:45 | −0:04 | 5:33 am | 6:03 pm | 6:07 am | 5:29 pm | 6:42 am | 4:53 pm | 11:48 am (24.7°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:44 | < 1s | 5:34 am | 6:03 pm | 6:08 am | 5:29 pm | 6:43 am | 4:54 pm | 11:48 am (24.7°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:48 | +0:03 | 5:34 am | 6:04 pm | 6:08 am | 5:30 pm | 6:43 am | 4:55 pm | 11:49 am (24.7°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:56 | +0:07 | 5:35 am | 6:04 pm | 6:09 am | 5:30 pm | 6:44 am | 4:55 pm | 11:49 am (24.7°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:08 | +0:12 | 5:35 am | 6:05 pm | 6:09 am | 5:31 pm | 6:44 am | 4:56 pm | 11:50 am (24.8°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:24 | +0:16 | 5:35 am | 6:05 pm | 6:09 am | 5:31 pm | 6:45 am | 4:56 pm | 11:50 am (24.8°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:45 | +0:20 | 5:36 am | 6:06 pm | 6:10 am | 5:32 pm | 6:45 am | 4:57 pm | 11:51 am (24.8°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:10 | +0:24 | 5:36 am | 6:07 pm | 6:10 am | 5:33 pm | 6:45 am | 4:58 pm | 11:51 am (24.9°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:39 | +0:29 | 5:37 am | 6:07 pm | 6:10 am | 5:33 pm | 6:46 am | 4:58 pm | 11:52 am (24.9°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:12 | +0:33 | 5:37 am | 6:08 pm | 6:11 am | 5:34 pm | 6:46 am | 4:59 pm | 11:52 am (25.0°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:50 | +0:37 | 5:37 am | 6:09 pm | 6:11 am | 5:35 pm | 6:46 am | 5:00 pm | 11:53 am (25.1°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:31 | +0:41 | 5:37 am | 6:10 pm | 6:11 am | 5:36 pm | 6:46 am | 5:01 pm | 11:53 am (25.1°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Chicago is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 6 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 7 or December 8.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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